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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Baltimore, MD

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $56,370 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,674 a month.

10th percentile
$36,510
25th percentile
$47,630
Median percentile
$56,370
75th percentile
$73,170
90th percentile
$76,900

Based on 280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,091 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,370
Federal income tax−$4,584
Social Security + Medicare−$4,312
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,382
Monthly take-home$3,674
Every two weeks$1,696

Does it go far here?

$53,949Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland